# 腔

| 腔 | U+8154, &#33108; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8154 |
| ← 腓 [U+8153] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 腕 → [U+8155] |

## Translingual
### Han character

腔 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月十金一 (BJCM), four-corner 7321$_1$, composition ⿰⺼空)

#### Derived characters

* 𨭏, 𨭒

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 987, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29630
* Dae Jaweon: page 1439, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2092, character 3
* Unihan data for U+8154

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 缸 | *kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ |
| 篢 | *kluːmʔ, *koːŋ |
| 贑 | *kluːmʔ |
| 涳 | *ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 江 | *kroːŋ |
| 肛 | *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ |
| 扛 | *kroːŋ |
| 杠 | *kroːŋ |
| 豇 | *kroːŋ |
| 茳 | *kroːŋ |
| 釭 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 矼 | *kroːŋ |
| 玒 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ |
| 虹 | *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ |
| 腔 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 崆 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 羫 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 控 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 椌 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 悾 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 跫 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ |
| 啌 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 谾 | *qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ |
| 舡 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 缻 | *ɡroːŋ |
| 項 | *ɡroːŋʔ |
| 屸 | *ɡ·roːŋ |
| 功 | *koːŋ |
| 工 | *koːŋ |
| 疘 | *koːŋ |
| 魟 | *koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ |
| 攻 | *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 愩 | *koːŋ |
| 碽 | *koːŋ |
| 貢 | *koːŋs |
| 羾 | *koːŋs |
| 空 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 箜 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 硿 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 埪 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 鵼 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 倥 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 鞚 | *kʰoːŋs |
| 叿 | *qʰoːŋ |
| 嗊 | *qʰoːŋʔ |
| 訌 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 紅 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 仜 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 葒 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 渱 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 鴻 | *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 汞 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 澒 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 鞏 | *koŋʔ |
| 巩 | *koŋʔ |
| 銎 | *kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ |
| 恐 | *kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs |
| 蛩 | *ɡoŋ |
| 筇 | *ɡoŋ |
| 桏 | *ɡoŋ |
| 邛 | *ɡoŋ |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kʰroːŋ) : semantic 肉 (“meat; flesh”) + phonetic 空 (OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs, “empty; hollow”).

### Etymology

Cognate with 空 (OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs, “empty; hollow”) (Wang, 1982).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qiāng (qiang$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qiang$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hong$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khiông
    (Hailu, HRS): kiong$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): kiŏng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kieo$^1$ / kiuⁿ$^1$ / korng$^1$ / kyong$^1$ / kyeng$^1$ / kang$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khiuⁿ / khioⁿ / khiauⁿ / khiong / khiang / khang
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kiên$^1$ / kion$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$chian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiāng
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciang
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiang$^1$
*** Yale: chyāng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiang
*** Palladius: цян (cjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (腔兒 / 腔儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiāngr
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciangr
*** Wade–Giles: chʻiang$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: chyāngr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiangl
*** Palladius: цянр (cjanr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qiang$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kiang
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiaŋ⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hong$^1$
*** Yale: hōng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hong$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔːŋ⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khiông
*** Hakka Romanization System: kiong$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kiong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯oŋ²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: kiong$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰioŋ⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kiŏng
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyoŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kieo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰieu⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kiuⁿ$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰĩũ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: korng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɒŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kyong$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyɒŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kyeng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰyøŋ⁵³³/
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: kang$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰaŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Philippines)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiuⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: khiunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qviw
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang, Philippines): /kʰiũ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Kinmen): /kʰiũ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khioⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: khionn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qvioy
*** IPA (Zhangzhou, Tainan): /kʰiɔ̃⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiauⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: khiaunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qviaw
*** IPA (Penang): /kʰiãu³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiong
*** Tâi-lô: khiong
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiofng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɔŋ³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiang
*** Tâi-lô: khiang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qiafng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiaŋ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khang
*** Tâi-lô: khang
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qafng
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰaŋ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰaŋ³³/
* khiuⁿ/khioⁿ/khiauⁿ - vernacular;
* khiong/khiang, khang - literary.
* Middle Chinese: khaewng
Rime :
| Character | 腔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 江 (9) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 苦江切 |
| Baxter | khaewng |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kʰˠʌŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kʰᵚɔŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kʰɔŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kʰaɨwŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /kʰɔŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /kʰɔŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kʰɔŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qiāng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hong$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kʰroːŋ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 腔 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4005 |
| Phonetic component | 工 |
| Rime group | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 腔 |
| Old Chinese | /*kʰroːŋ/ |

### Definitions

腔
* (literary, or in compounds) cavity; hollow in body
* (chiefly Chinese opera) tune; melody
    Alternative form: ⿰音空
* (linguistics) accent of one's speech
    Alternative form: ⿰音空
    腔調／腔调 ― qiāngdiào ― accent
    四縣腔／四县腔 ― Sìxiànqiāng ― Sixian accent
    榕腔 ― róngqiāng ― Fuzhou dialect
* (Chuqu Wu) speech; dialect; language
* (literary, or in compounds) speech; talk

#### Synonyms

* (speech):
* 口舌 (kǒushé)
* 嘴 (zuǐ) (figurative)
* 言語 / 言语
* 話 / 话
* 話語 / 话语 (huàyǔ)
* 說的話 / 说的话 (shuō de huà)
* 語言 / 语言
* (dialect, language):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 話, 話兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 話 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 話 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 話 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 話 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 話 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 話 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 話 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 話 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 話 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 話 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 話 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 話 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 事 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 話 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 話 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 話 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 話 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 話 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 話 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 話 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 話 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 話 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 話 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 話 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Zhoupu, Pudong) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Shuangcaodun, Baoshan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Luodian, Baoshan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 說話 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Lili, Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changshu | 說話 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Taicang | 閒話 |
| Wu | Nantong (Tongzhou) | 說話 |
| Wu | Qidong | 談話 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 說話 |
| Wu | Jiaxing | 閒話 |
| Wu | Jiashan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 閒話 |
| Wu | Haining (Yanguan) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Tongxiang | 閒話 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Liyang | 話 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 話 |
| Wu | Yixing | 話 |
| Wu | Danyang | 說話 |
| Wu | Danyang (Tongjiaqiao) | 說話 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 話 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 閒話 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 話 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 話 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 閒話 |
| Wu | Huzhou (Shuanglin) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Changxing | 閒話 |
| Wu | Anji | 閒話 |
| Wu | Deqing | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 話語 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 說話 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 說話 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 說話 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 說話 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 說話 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 談頭 |
| Wu | Zhuji (Wangjiajing) | 談頭 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 說話 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Chongren) | 說話 |
| Wu | Shengzhou (Taiping) | 說話 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 話 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Fenghua) | 閒話 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 閒話 |
| Wu | Cixi | 閒話 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 閒話 |
| Wu | Taizhou (Huangyan) | 話 |
| Wu | Tiantai | 話 |
| Wu | Xianju | 話 |
| Wu | Sanmen | 話 |
| Wu | Linhai | 話 |
| Wu | Wenling | 話 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 話 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 話 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Yueqing | 話 |
| Wu | Yongjia (Fenglin) | 話 |
| Wu | Rui'an | 話 |
| Wu | Longgang | 話 |
| Wu | Cangnan (Jinxiang) | 話 |
| Wu | Pingyang | 話 |
| Wu | Taishun | 話 |
| Wu | Wencheng | 話 |
| Wu | Lishui | 話 |
| Wu | Qingtian | 話 |
| Wu | Jinyun | 話 |
| Wu | Wuyi (Liucheng) | 話 |
| Wu | Songyang (Xiping) | 話 |
| Wu | Songyang (Gushi) | 話 |
| Wu | Yunhe | 話 |
| Wu | Jingning | 話 |
| Wu | Qingyuan | 話 |
| Wu | Longquan | 話 |
| Wu | Quzhou | 話 |
| Wu | Suichang | 話 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 腔 |
| Wu | Changshan | 腔 |
| Wu | Kaihua | 話 |
| Wu | Longyou | 說話 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 話 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 話 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 話 |
| Wu | Yongkang | 話 |
| Wu | Pujiang | 話 |
| Wu | Dongyang | 話 |
| Wu | Pan'an | 話 |
| Wu | Wuyi | 話 |
| Wu | Lanxi | 話 |
| Wu | Shangrao | 腔 |
| Wu | Shangrao (Guangfeng) | 腔 |
| Wu | Yushan | 腔 |
| Wu | Xuancheng (Yanchi) | 話 |
| Wu | Xuancheng (Jinpai) | 話 |
| Wu | Wuhu (Liulang) | 話 |
| Wu | Tongling (Xihu & Shun'an) | 話 |
| Wu | Jingxian (Zhaji) | 話 |
| Wu | Pucheng | 腔 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 話 |

### Compounds

* 一腔
* 一腔火
* 一腔熱血 / 一腔热血
* 不對腔板 / 不对腔板
* 不搭腔
* 不答腔
* 京腔 (jīngqiāng)
* 做腔
* 做腔作勢 / 做腔作势
* 內腔 / 内腔 (nèiqiāng)
* 冒涼腔 / 冒凉腔
* 副鼻腔炎 (fùbíqiāngyán)
* 南腔北調 / 南腔北调 (nánqiāngběidiào)
* 口腔 (kǒuqiāng)
* 口腔期
* 口腔癌 (kǒuqiāng'ái)
* 口腔黏膜
* 吹腔 (chuīqiāng)
* 唱腔 (chàngqiāng)
* 喬腔 / 乔腔
* 土腔 (tǔqiāng)
* 大腔當 / 大腔当
* 妝腔 / 妆腔
* 娘娘腔 (niángniangqiāng)
* 字正腔圓 / 字正腔圆 (zìzhèngqiāngyuán)
* 官腔 (guānqiāng)
* 宜黃腔 / 宜黄腔
* 崑山腔 / 昆山腔 (kūnshānqiāng)
* 崑腔 / 昆腔 (kūnqiāng)
* 幫腔 / 帮腔 (bāngqiāng)
* 弄腔調 / 弄腔调
* 弋陽腔 / 弋阳腔 (yìyángqiāng)
* 怪腔怪調 / 怪腔怪调
* 打官腔 (dǎ guānqiāng)
* 扭腔
* 拍老腔兒 / 拍老腔儿
* 拖腔
* 拉魂腔
* 拿腔作勢 / 拿腔作势
* 拿腔拿調 / 拿腔拿调
* 拿著腔兒 / 拿著腔儿
* 搭腔 (dāqiāng)
* 改腔兒 / 改腔儿
* 新腔
* 本地腔 (Běndìqiāng)
* 板腔體 / 板腔体 (bǎnqiāngtǐ)
* 柳腔
* 梆子腔 (bāngziqiāng)
* 氣腔 / 气腔
* 油腔滑調 / 油腔滑调 (yóuqiānghuádiào)
* 消化腔
* 海鹽腔 / 海盐腔 (hǎiyánqiāng)
* 滿腔 / 满腔 (mǎnqiāng)
* 滿腔怒火 / 满腔怒火
* 滿腔熱忱 / 满腔热忱 (mǎnqiāngrèchén)
* 滿腔熱情 / 满腔热情 (mǎnqiāngrèqíng)
* 滿腔熱血 / 满腔热血
* 疙瘩腔
* 癆病腔子 / 痨病腔子
* 皮黃腔 / 皮黄腔
* 盆腔 (pénqiāng)
* 碗碗腔
* 秦腔 (Qínqiāng)
* 答腔
* 管腔 (guǎnqiāng)
* 翻腔
* 耍花腔 (shuǎhuāqiāng)
* 聲腔 / 声腔 (shēngqiāng)
* 胸腔 (xiōngqiāng)
* 腔子
* 腔腸動物 / 腔肠动物 (qiāngcháng dòngwù)
* 腔調 / 腔调 (qiāngdiào)
* 腔韻 / 腔韵
* 腹側體腔 / 腹侧体腔
* 腹腔 (fùqiāng)
* 腹腔懷孕 / 腹腔怀孕
* 花腔 (huāqiāng)
* 行腔
* 裝腔作勢 / 装腔作势 (zhuāngqiāngzuòshì)
* 裝腔作態 / 装腔作态
* 野調無腔 / 野调无腔
* 開腔 / 开腔 (kāiqiāng)
* 陳腔濫調 / 陈腔滥调 (chénqiānglàndiào)
* 顱腔 / 颅腔 (lúqiāng)
* 骨盆腔
* 體腔 / 体腔 (tǐqiāng)
* 髓腔 (suǐqiāng)
* 高腔
* 黃腔 / 黄腔 (huángqiāng)
* 黃腔兒 / 黄腔儿
* 鼻腔 (bíqiāng)
* 齒髓腔 / 齿髓腔

### References

* “腔”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 腔 |
| Kyūjitai | 腔󠄁 腔+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 腔󠄃 腔+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* cavity

#### Readings

* Go-on: こう (kō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kan’yō-on: くう (kū)
* Kun: うつろ (utsuro)、からだ (karada, 腔)

#### Compounds

* 内腔(ないくう) (naikū): lumen (cavity within tubular organ)

#### Usage notes

The くう reading is favoured especially by medical professionals. こう is the most common on'yomi for a kanji to have, whereas くう is one of the least common, so the homophony difference is vast. Furthermore, the 空 component of this kanji is usually read as くう.

### References

* ↑ “腔”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 腔 (MC khaewng).
* Recorded as Middle Korean 카ᇰ (Yale: khang) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Middle Korean 가ᇰ (kang) (Yale: kang) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ka̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [강]

### Hanja

Wikisource 腔 (eumhun 속 빌 강 (sok bil gang))
* hanja form of 강 (“cavity; hollow in body”)

#### Compounds

* 구강 (口腔, gugang)
* 내강 (內腔, naegang, “lumen (cavity within tubular organ)”)
* 복강 (腹腔, bokgang)
* 흉강 (胸腔, hyunggang)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

腔: Hán Nôm readings: xoang, khang, xăng, xang
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